Miracles (Change album)

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Miracles
Miracles change album.jpg
Studio album by
Change
ReleasedMarch 1981
RecordedFonoprint Studios, Bologna, Italy
Media Sound Studios, New York City
GenreR&B, soul, post-disco
Length34:16
LabelAtlantic, WEA
ProducerJacques Fred Petrus, Mauro Malavasi
Change chronology
The Glow of Love
(1980) 		Miracles
(1981) 		Sharing Your Love
(1982)
Singles from Miracles
  1. "Paradise" b/w "Your Move"
    Released: April 1981[1]
  2. "Your Move " b/w "Stop For Love"
    Released: July 1981[2]
  3. "Stop for Love" b/w "Heaven of My Life"
    Released: July 1981[3]
  4. "Heaven of My Life"
    Released: October 1981[4]
  5. "Miracles"

Miracles is the second studio album by the Italian/U.S. ensemble Change. It was released in 1981 and reached number forty-six on the US Billboard Album Chart[5] and nine on the US Billboard Black Albums chart.[5] Miracles includes the singles "Paradise", "Your Move", "Heaven of My Life", "Stop for Love" (in the UK only) and "Miracles".

The band recorded the songs for album at Fonoprint Studios in Bologna, Italy. The songs were then taken to Media Sound Studios in New York City for the recording of the vocals. The sessions were mastered at Sterling Sound Studios. Receiving positive reviews, the album was originally released as an LP in March 1981. The artwork was designed by Greg Porto.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[6]
Robert ChristgauB+[7]

Miracles received positive reviews from the majority of critics.[who?]

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Paradise"David Romani, Mauro Malavasi, Tanyayette Willoughby5:14
2."Hold Tight"David Romani, Mauro Malavasi, Paul Slade4:23
3."Your Move"David Romani, Mauro Malavasi, Paul Slade4:23
4."Stop for Love"Mauro Malavasi, Paul Slade, Tanyayette Willoughby4:12
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."On Top"Mauro Malavasi, Paolo Gianolio, Tanyayette Willoughby5:13
6."Heaven of My Life"David Romani, Mauro Malavasi, Paolo Gianolio, Tanyayette Willoughby5:34
7."Miracles"Mauro Malavasi, Tanyayette Willoughby5:17

Personnel[]

Change
  • James 'Crab' Robinson - lead vocals
  • Diva Gray - lead vocals, solo vocals, background vocals
  • Paolo Gianolio - guitar
  • Doc Powell - guitar
  • David Romani - bass guitar
  • Rudy Trevisi - saxophone
  • Onaje Allan Grumbs - keyboards
  • Maurizio Biancani - assistant synthesizer
  • Terry Silverlight - drums
  • Jocelyn Shaw, Luther Vandross, Krystal Davis, Dennis Collins - background vocals
Additional musicians
  • Mauro Malavasi - piano, synthesizer
  • Victor Paz - trumpet
  • Earl Gardiner - trumpet
  • Denny Trimboli - saxophone
  • Bob Alexander - trombone
  • The Goody Music String Ensemble - strings
  • Gordon Grody - solo vocals
  • Ullanda McCullough, Fonzi Thornton, Benny Diggs - background vocals
Technical
  • Jacques Fred Petrus and Mauro Malavasi - producer, executive producer (for Little Macho Music Co., Inc., New York)
  • David Romani, Mauro Malavasi and Paolo Gianolio - composing, arrangements, conducting
  • Tanyayette Willoughby - vocal conducting
  • Jocelyn Shaw - vocal conducting, lyrics
  • Paul Slade - lyrics
  • Maurizio Biancani - engineering (Fonoprint Studios)
  • Michael H. Brauer - engineering (Fonoprint and Media Sound Studios)
  • Andy Hoffman - assistant engineer (Media Sound Studios)
  • Greg Calbi - engineer (Sterling Sound)
  • Greg Porto - art and design

Charts[]

Chart (1981) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums[5] 46
U.S. Billboard Black Albums[5] 9

Sampling[]

  • French house duo Le Knight Club sampled parts of this song for their two songs, "Hysteria" and "Hysteria II"
  • The elements of this song was sampled by VANTAGE //, Who made the track "Happiness Deluxe" from the 'Metro City' album.
  • House Producer Les Années Folles sampled parts for his song 'Yacht'
  • Shook sampled elements of "Hold Tight" for his single, "Hold Tight" from his EP, "The Rise and Fall EP" released in 2011

References[]

  1. ^ "45cat - Change - Paradise / Your Move - Atlantic - USA - 3809". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  2. ^ "45cat - Change - Hold Tight / Stop For Love - Atlantic - USA - 3832". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  3. ^ "45cat - Change - Stop For Love / Heaven Of My Life - WEA - UK - K 79217". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  4. ^ "45cat - Change - Heaven Of My Life / Heaven Of My Life - Atlantic - USA - 3856". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Change US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  6. ^ Allmusic review
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Miracles review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
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